Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content
#DetroitsCollegeTeam

University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Junior Sarah Thompson posted her 15th career top-20 finish at the Rocket Classic.

Women's Golf

Detroit Takes Eighth At Rocket Classic

Full Results
Live Scoring

PORT CLINTON, Ohio (10/5/2015) --
Two players claimed top 25 spots as the University of Detroit Mercy women's golf team wrapped up play at the Rocket Classic on Tuesday at the Par 72, 7,255-yard Catawba Island Club in Port Clinton, Ohio.

Detroit totaled a season-best 967 (332-317-318), a number that now ranks eighth in school history.

Junior Sarah Thompson tied for 21st with a 236 (77-79-80), while junior Brooke Sharpe posted a career-low 237 (83-79-75) for 23rd. Sharpe also had the best round of the Titans in the three-round tournament carding a career-best 3-over 75 on the final 18.

Junior Sarah Montone posted a career mark with a 244 (84-82-78) for 39th as she ended the event with her best round firing a 78, a season-low.  

Detroit will now get ready for its final tournament of the fall as the red, white and blue compete in the Dayton Fall Invitational from Oct. 19-20.

THE SCORECARD
TOP 10 SCORECARD
  • Detroit totaled a season-best 967 (332-317-318) and that 54-hole total is now eighth in school history and the best since posting a 943 at the 2014 Horizon League Championship.

LOOKING SHARPE
  • Brooke Sharpe tallied a new career low with a 237, besting her previous mark by 14 strokes over the 251 she had at the Loyola Fall Invitational in September.
  • Her third round 3-over 75 was also a new career mark by three shots over the 78 she had in the first round of the 2015 IPFW Spring Classic.
  • Her eight birdies led the team and was tied for the fourth most in the field.
  • She also led the team and was tied for 10th among the golfers with a +2, 5.17 average on the course's Par 5's.

ANOTHER CAREER DAY FOR MONTONE
  • Sarah Montone lowered her career 54-hole mark with a 244, besting her previous total by three strokes over the 247 at the Loyola Fall Invitational.
  • Her final round score of 78 was six shots lower than her first round score as well as a season-low.
  • In the tournament, she knocked in 24 pars and two birdies.

THOMPSON LEADS TEAM AGAIN
  • Sarah Thompson led the team for the third-straight tournament.
  • She led the team with 35 pars and also had two birdies.
  • She also topped the team in Par 4 scoring average with a +9, 4.30 mark, tied for 11th in the field.

HEATH'S GAME
  • Erica Heath led the team in Par 3 scoring average with a +7, 3.58 tally.
  • Her second round score of 5-over 77 was her first round in the 70's in her short career.
  • She was second on the team with 28 pars and registered one birdie on the day.
UP NEXT
  • The final regular season tournament of the fall will have the Titans visiting Dayton for the UD Fall Invitational from Oct. 19-20 at the NCR Country Club. 
 

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Sarah Montone

Sarah Montone

Junior
Brooke Sharpe

Brooke Sharpe

Junior
Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson

Junior
Erica Heath

Erica Heath

Freshman
Katelyn Henry

Katelyn Henry

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sarah Montone

Sarah Montone

Junior
Brooke Sharpe

Brooke Sharpe

Junior
Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson

Junior
Erica Heath

Erica Heath

Freshman
Katelyn Henry

Katelyn Henry

Freshman